After being announced in 2016, Tesla‘s budget-friendly Model 3 is now available to purchase. The standard Model 3 is priced at $35,000, offering 220 miles of range, a top speed of 130 mph, and 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds. $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Nowhttps://t.co/xZ0J4rbbgM — Tesla (@Tesla) February 28, 2019 Tesla points [

The "budget-friendly" Tesla Model 3 promised by Elon Musk for years is finally here.

The Tesla CEO teased the announcement yesterday in a cryptic tweet. Now we finally know the big news: Tesla just made a for-real $35,000 Tesla Model 3 available. On its website, Tesla is pushing the car as $24,450 after tax and gas savings. Before the new $35,000 model was announced, the cheapest Tesla was $42,000.